Kawhi becomes ninth repeat Defensive Player of Year winner

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SAN ANTONIO,TX - MARCH 12: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs focus on defense against the Oklahoma City Thunder at AT&T Center on March 12, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that , by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. less

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Kawhi becomes ninth repeat Defensive Player of Year winner

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Kawhi Leonard earned his second consecutive NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors, joining select company with the back-to-back honor.

Leonard becomes the first Spur and ninth player since the award was started in 1983 to earn the award in consecutive seasons.

Others who received the award in two consecutive seasons include:

Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee, 1983-84

Dennis Rodman, Detroit, 1990-91

Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston, 1993-94

Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta, 1997-98

Alonzo Mourning, Miami, 1999-2000

Ben Wallace, Detroit, 2002-03

Ben Wallace, Detroit, 2005-06

Dwight Howard, Orlando, 2008-10 (three consecutive years)

Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio, 2015-16

Leonard is the Spurs' third winner for four overall Defensive Player of the Year honors. Others to have won the honor include Alvin Robertson (1986) and David Robinson (1992) along with Leonard's two awards.

The only team with more than the Spurs' four combined DPOY honors is Detroit with six -- four by Wallace and two by Rodman.